Among those five stakes-winners for Shergar was the mighty Authall (GB), who won the Group I Irish St Leger, before venturing to Australia where he won both the Group I MRC Caulfield Stakes and AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
Another standout, the Aga Khan's Group III winning filly Tashtiya, the third
dam of Pretty Snitzel, who will be offered by Rothwell Park as Lot 1316 at the
Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.Aga Khan Studs sent a number of mares to Arrowfield in 2008 to be bred in partnership with the Arrowfield sires and within the group was unraced Sinndar mare Tazkara (Fr), the dam of Pretty Snitzel, who is now for sale.
An eye-catching grey daughter of Australia's champion sire Snitzel, Pretty Snitzel raced just once, but her four other siblings are all winners highlighted by South African Group I winner Whisky Baron, the Champion Middle Distance Horse of South Africa for 2016/2017.
Pretty Snitzel's half-sister Downtown Manhattan raced just three times winning once at Murwillumbah, but has proven her worth immediately at stud with her first foal, a colt by Olympic Glory (IRE) fetching $600,000 at the Magic Millions this year for Arrowfield when bought by Katsumi Yoshida.
A young mare with an international pedigree offering appeal to buyers from all
over the world, Pretty Snitzel will be offered in foal on a September service
to Medaglia D'Oro (USA).A champion sire for Godolphin in North America and here in Australia where he has left Group I colts Vancouver and Astern, Medaglia D'Oro will not shuttle to Australia any more so Pretty Snitzel's first foal will be in his last crop of yearlings to be sold at Australasian sales in 2020.
Pretty Snitzel is available for inspection at Stable J4.
